AlbumE · 2007

Double Up

by R. Kelly

Double Up is a 2007 R&B album by R. Kelly. It runs 20 tracks across 80 minutes on Jive.

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Tracks: 80 min
Runtime: 129 bpm
Tempo: A# major
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Double Up is the eighth studio album by American R&B singer and songwriter R. Kelly. It was released on May 29, 2007, by Jive Records, distributed by Zomba Label Group. The album features the contributions with guest appearances and also the productions, which was handled by R. Kelly, alongside with Swizz Beatz, The Runners, Snoop Dogg, Khao, Nelly, Chamillionaire and Polow da Don. Its lead single, his remix to "I'm a Flirt", which features guest vocals from American rapper T.I. and American recording artist T-Pain; attaining the prominence of the success on the Billboard's Top 40 charts, while it peaked at number one on the US Top Hot Rap Tracks chart. The album features the contributions with guest appearances and also the productions, which was handled by R. Kelly, alongside with Swizz Beatz, The Runners, Snoop Dogg, Khao, Nelly, Chamillionaire and Polow da Don. Prior to the album's release, three songs were leaked onto the Internet: second single "Same Girl", which features Usher;

"Rise Up", a song which only appeared on some releases, a tribute to the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre in April 2007; also making an early appearance was a song titled "Blow It Up", at first supposed to be featured on the album but absent from the final track listing, mainly due to the inappropriate mood it would have created because of the presence of the Virginia Tech shooting tribute song "Rise Up". "Rock Star", which features Ludacris and Kid Rock, was released as the album's third single on September 4. A video for the song "Real Talk" was also made directly on YouTube. On May 25, 2007, four days before the album's release, the explicit version of the album became available for purchase on iTunes. The edited version became available on May 29, 2007, with a bonus track version available a day later. On June 3, 2007 it entered the UK Albums Chart at #10. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 386,000 copies, making this his fifth album to debut at number-one. To date, the album has sold 1,200,000 copies in the United States.

In brief

When was Double Up released?: Double Up was released in 2007 on Jive.
How many tracks are on Double Up?: Double Up has 20 tracks, with a runtime of 80 minutes.
What genre is Double Up?: Double Up is catalogued under R&B, Soul.
What BPM is Double Up?: Double Up runs at a median tempo of 129 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Double Up?: Listeners of Double Up also rate J.E. Heartbreak by Jagged Edge, Enter the Dru by Dru Hill, Keith Sweat by Keith Sweat.

Double Up at a glance

Labels: Jive Records, RCA/Jive Label Group
Produced by: Polow da Don

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